Executive leadership

Our network is led by 12 elected cities and their mayors. Six Forum chairs lead our thematic work. And our team in the Brussels office supports them all.

Executive committee

  • Mathias De Clercq Mayor of Ghent President
  • Jaume Collboni Mayor of Barcelona Vice President
  • Jevgeni Ossinovski Mayor of Tallinn Treasurer
  • Michael Ludwig Mayor of Vienna Secretary
  • Haris Doukas Mayor of Athens
  • Ricardo Rio Mayor of Braga
  • Sara Funaro Mayor of Florence
  • Mike Josef Mayor of Frankfurt
  • Daniel Sazonov Mayor of Helsinki
  • Johanna Rolland Mayor of Nantes
  • Eirik Lae Solberg Governing Mayor of Oslo
  • Vasil Aleksandrov Terziev Mayor of Sofia

Forum chairs

  • Bailie Annette Christie Convener for Culture, Sport & International Relations in Glasgow Culture
  • Delphine Jamet Deputy Mayor of Bordeaux Digital
  • Anna Lisa Boni Deputy Mayor of Bologna Environment
  • Vincent Languille Aix-Marseille-Provence Economic Development
  • Lars Strömgren Vice Mayor of Stockholm Mobility
  • Renaud Payre Deputy Mayor of Lyon Social Affairs

Strategy team

  • André Sobczak Secretary General
  • Olivier Baeselen Finance, HR and Office Manager
  • Maurice Bock Head of Digitalisation & Data Protection Officer
  • Louise Coffineau Policy Director
  • Guillermo Alvarez Garcia Director of Projects Finance and Data-Driven Performance
  • Alex Godson Communications Director
  • Nathalie Guri Projects and knowledge sharing director
  • Thomas Lymes Policy Director
  • Sinéad Mullins Director of Outreach and Member Engagement
  • Patricia de Wouters People and Operations Director